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Kenneth D. King demonstrates how to make this creative embellishment.

I'm hoping Susie W. is reading this post because this is one of the folded ribbons she did when I was visiting in January and I just love it... It is actually two ribbons folded together at the same time to get the two-color effect.One ribbon is some of the seam binding we dyed pink. Once I applied it to a seam and embellished it, it is even more spectacular... Last week I received another batch of folded ribbons from her... Aren't I lucky that she likes doing these when she is settled in…

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A correspondent recently emailed me with a photo of a trim which she couldn't figure out how to do. In order to spread the wealth, I decided to outline it…

Hello world! I didn't post much during the end of my project because things got pretty minute and self-explanatory: putting hooks and eyes onto my bodice, trimming my skirt, adding buttons, etc. the new elements are the shoulder poofs, forepart, sleeves and hat. The shoulder poofs are crescent-shaped pieces of green silk flat lined with tulle net, then gathered onto a smaller crescent to create a 3 dimensional croissant shape. I applied these to the shoulder straps with a slip stitch, then…

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Kenneth D. King demonstrates how to make this creative embellishment.